>> Hi,
>>> I am trying to build a fingerprint module with Embedded Planet's
>>> ep405 board and Timesys Linux distribution(Kernel version 2.4.7).
>>
>> Does the ep405 have a bios to initialise the card on the pci bus ?
>
> There is no bios for the ep405 development board
If the board does not have a bios to initialise the pci card/bus, the kernel will have to do it.
> Is the PCI USB card identified in the kernel boot-up messages?
>
> No, the kernel does not identified the PCI USB card at boot-up.
> Also, there is no information about the card appears in the /proc/pci
> file.
> Which direction should I look at, PCI or USB?
the PCI bus needs to be setup and the USB card found before you'll be able to use the drivers for it.